aerate
/ˈɛːɹeɪt/
verb 3
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3VERB + AERATE
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AERATE + NOUN
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verb
1
To supply with oxygen or air.
Blood is aerated in the lungs.
2
To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air.
Carbon dioxide aerated the drink and made it fizzy.
3
To incorporate a gas, especially oxygen or air, into a solid or semisolid material.
The mousse was aerated by beating rapidly.
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Blood is aerated in the lungs.
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Carbon dioxide aerated the drink and made it fizzy.
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The mousse was aerated by beating rapidly.
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The roots also help aerate the soil to allow more water to infiltrate the ground.
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